Drawer-stop



v. E. HISEHODT.

DRAWER STOP.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1920. 1,391,896. Patendsepn 27, 1921.

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VAN E. HISERODT, 0F AIBONA, IOWA.

DRAWER-STOR Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

' Application filed April 16, 1920. Serial No. 374,317.

To all fr0/'tom t may concern Be it known that I, VAN E. HrsERoD'r, a citizen of the United States, y residing at Algona, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer-Stops, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved stop adapted to be inserted over the back end of a drawer to prevent the latter from being completely withdrawn or dislodged from its supporting frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stop of this character which may be removably` clamped in place and which has its abutting portion resiliently' braced to cushion the shock or jar incident to the ksudden impact of the stop with the overhanging portion of the drawer frame, whenk the drawer is pulled open too sharply.

An additional object is to provide a drawer stop formed of a single strip of material bent into the desired shape and adapted to be resiliently clamped upon a support without the necessity of additional fastenin means.

y ith the above and other objects in view, the invention residesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and brought out, reference being had to the drawings, wherein- Figure lis a sectional view illustrating the application of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved stop.

Fig. 3 is a rear end view, showing the braces rearwardly of the stop Fig. 4 is a rear end view with the braces extended and Fig. 5 is an end view of a modilied form of stop adapted for use in connection with drawers where a heavier type of stop is unnecessary.

The drawer structure illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing may refer to a table, a desk, a hardware cabinet or in fact any place where drawers are used as a receptacle for articles of heavy or light material. In the present instance, the drawer 1 is shown as slidably supported within a frame 2, the bottom 3 of the drawer resting upon the lower supporting frame 4 while the top frame 5 is suitably spaced above the top of the drawer. The drawer slides back and forth through the usual opening in the frame 2 and can usually be entirely withdrawn through the drawer opening. However, when provided withl the drawer stop contemplated by this invention the drawer 1 cannot be withdrawn entirely through the opening but will remain locked to the frame until the stop is removed. This stop is formedv of an elongated strip 6 of metal or other suitable material, provided at one end with opppsitely extending arms 7 which are adapted to be folded inwardly as suggested by the dotted'lines 8 to provide braces. At a suitable distance below the brace-carrying end, the strip is doubled back upon itself to provide a drawer-straddling clip including the inner reinforcing member 9, which is iieXed to normally spring away from the face portion 10, and a back-piece or clamp 11 supported in spaced parallel relation to the reinforcing member by a bridge piece 12 connecting the two parts as shown to advantage in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 of thedrawings. Therbaclr piece 11 has openings 13 with which the openings 14 in the braces 2 are adapted to register when the braces are bent back across the bridge 12 for engagement with the back piece 11 and to which it is fastened by rivets or other suitable means 15. The braces thus serve to hold the face plate 10v up against the reinforcing piece 9, which as before noted, is resiliently inclined to draw away from such face. The

beveled upper portion 16 which constitutes the stop properis thus braced against distortion by means of the braces 7 which extend in a curve sufficient to permit the 'braces to be slightly flexed under the shock of a sudden impact between the stop 6 and the portion of the frame 2 overhanging the drawer. y

This stop may be attached to the drawer while the same is partially opened, it merely being necessary to insert the arms under the overhanging frame 2 and to attach the stop in place upon the rear wall 17 of the drawer, with the bridge 12 resting upon the top edge and the reinforced portion 9 and rack piece 11 forming clamp members for engaging the outer and inner sides respectively. When so placed, the drawer-stop in no way interferes with the opening or closing of the drawer but any attempt to pull the drawer out of the supporting frame will be nullified by the abutment of the projecting face 6 with the inner face 18 of the overhangng drawer frame. The drawer 1 may thus be drawn practically its full length and be supported in its opened position by reason of this drawer stop, even though articles of heavy weight are contained within the drawer, since the rearwardly curved braces 7 prevent the stop 16 from being bent backwardly or distorted enough to permit the drawer to slip through the drawer opening.

The modified Jform illustrated in Fig. 5 is adapted for use around houses and offices in connection with desks and dressers wherein the drawers are of light structure and are usually for the accommodation of articles of light weight. Consequently the stop `is vnot called upon to withstand such a strain as in the above instance above described and may be constructed without the braces 7. The upper end of the stop 16 is merely reinforced by having its edge folded back to provide a beaded edge 19 and a similar edge 20 is formed adjacent the lower end of the back clip 11. The inner reinforcing section l 9 may also be welded or otherwise made permanent with the front face 10.`

F rom the foregoing description it should be manifest that this improved stop may be easily applied to any drawer and when in place, provides a means for preventing the drawer 'from being jerked loose and the contents thereof scattered about, broken or lost. It is made of a single metallic strip bent into appropriate shape and flexed to prop erly tension both the gripping elements and the abutment ends.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A drawer stop including a straight member the upper end oit which constitutes a stop, a straddling clip carried by said member and means integral with said straight member and fastened to said clip for resiliently bracing the stop end of the member.

y 2. A drawer stop comprising a single strip adapted to be clamped to a drawer with one end projecting upwardly to form a stop and brace means extending rearwardly from said stop and anchored on the opposite side of the drawer.

3. A drawer stop comprising a .single strip adapted to be clampedv to a drawer with one end projecting upwardly from one side of theV drawer to form a stop, said stop having integral portions bent rearwardly therefrom and anchored on the opposite side of the drawer from which the stop end prjects, and resiliently bracing said stop en L1. A drawer stop comprising a strip` adapted to be clamped to-` aV drawerand extending upwardly from one side of the drawer to provide a stop therefor, said upwardly extending portion having `lateral projections adapted to extend rearwardly in a curve over the drawer to provide stifening means for said'stop. Y

5. drawer stopformecl of a single strip having a straight member, a portion folded back upon said member to reinforce the same, a clip portion `depending from said reinforcing fold and ink spaced relation thereto, said folded portion and said back portion constituting va straddling clip for R. E. MoULAs, PAUL WILLY. 

